Washing machine



June 7, 1938. H. G. KUCK ET AL, 2,120,101

WASHING MACHINE Filed Dec. 10, 1936 gwucxwbo'v H.511" uck, TIAbeZE,

Patented June 7, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application December 10, 1936, Serial No. 115,093

1 Claim.

This invention has reference to novel structures in washing machines of the hand operated type.

Said invention is directed more particularly to a type of Washing machine wherein a dolly is operated through an opening in the top of the machine by an up and down, or reciprocating motion.

The object of the invention is to provide a washing machine of a readily portable hand-form,

providing a water tight joint between its sides and a removable top or lid, so that no Water can escape therefrom during operation. Also, to furnish such a construction in the said top or lid for such a type of machine as described, that the wash water being carried out of the machine by the dolly-stick will be caught in a basin-like portion from which it will automatically return to the vessel or container within which the dolly operates. A further object lies in constructing a machine of the named type wherein without removing the lid thereof, or opening the vessel or container in any way, washing water may be added from time to time to the work being per formed upon, as required, to automaticaly enter the vessel without loss.

To the end that the invention may be fully understood we have provided the accompanying drawing, forming part hereof, wherein Figure 1 shows the machine in vertical section,

Figure 2 is a plan of a lid or cover for the 4 machine, and

Figure 3 is a vertical section of parts shown in Figure 1 produced on a much larger scale.

In Figures 1 and 3 at l is denoted a vessel or receptacle of any desired capacity for containing materials to be treated, this being preferably of a round or cylindrical form in order to best receive a lid or cover 2. Said lid has a depending flange 3 of some considerable breadth in order to extend well down into the vessel and adapted to abut an annular shoulder 4 of said wall, such shoulder being in this instance extended from the wall inwardly by any of the usual methods, and lying at such a distance from the top edge of the vessel as to receive the said flange 3 in abutment when said lid is properly resting upon the vessels top edge.

The named lid or cover has a central opening 5 through which extends and operates the bandle or rod 6 of a dolly 1 in vertically reciprocating manner. It is to be noted that said lid is upwardly bulged at 8 from its outer edge and then is inwardly and downwardly formed to create a deep basin 9 in the lowest portion of which, at its center, is the named opening 5 for the named handle or rod 6.

Due to the fact that the flange 3 of the lid has a considerable frictional contact with the wall of the vessel I we preferably provide grasping handles I0 which for convenience are at opposite diametrical positions on the topmost portion of said lid by means of which the latter may be 5 more easily removed.

While the lid may be otherwise formed to include the basin we preferably construct it as shown in order to keep the basins bottom quite close to the top edge of the vessel 1 leaving more distance for travel of the dolly, or without increasing the depth of said vessel.

In vigorously operating the dolly the extreme turbulence created naturally tends to force the wash water from any chance outlet. In order 15 to guard against such loss of water, upon the floor, the very wide flange 3 of the lid is employed which closely adjoins the Wall of the body, the joint between the same and said wall being sealed by the abutment of such flange upon the 20 shoulder 4.

Naturally the dolly-stick 6 guided in its raising movement by the lower wall of the basin 9 will elevate more or less water which will be delivered into said basin from which it will re- 25 turn to the vessel through the opening 5 around the stick, the basin being of large enough capacity to hold any such water as may be elevated. Should it be the desire to add any water to that already in the vessel, or to add any washing 30 solution to the bulk in the latter this upon being poured into the basin will find its way to such bulk. Thus it is not necessary to remove the lid or disturb the parts in any way.

While we have shown and described the pref- 5 erable arrangement of the invention slight changes are possible, or such as may lie within the inventive idea and within the scope of the claim to follow.

We claim:

In a washing machine, the combination of a cylindrical vessel for receiving the materials to be treated, the same having an annular shoulder in its wall extending into the space of said vessel at a position spaced from the upper edge of 4 its open end, a lid or cover having a broad depending flange snugly engaging the inner wall of said vessel above said shoulder and abutting at its extremity upon the same, said lid having a basin-like central depression directed toward 50 the bottom of the vessel and provided centrally with a dolly-stick opening, and adolly having an operating stick adapted for reciprocation in said opening.

HENRY G. KUCK. THEODORE J. ABELE. 

